What color is #9B877D?

#9B877D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B877D?

The RGB value is 155, 135, 125: 155 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B877D?

The complementary color is #7D919B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B877D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B877D color

#9B877D rgb(155, 135, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B877D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.9% green and 49% blue (155, 135, 125).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#9B877D color codes

HEX	`#9B877D`
RGB	`rgb(155, 135, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.83, 5.87, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.83, 10.05, 54.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.883, 25.778, 23.01)`
Decimal	`10192765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B877D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9B877D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B877D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9B877D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b877d; }
.text { color: #9b877d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b877d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 135 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b877d, #9b967d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9B877D?: #9B877D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B877D?: The RGB value is 155, 135, 125: 155 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B877D?: The complementary color is #7D919B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B877D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.